fornwall/rust-script

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1653 stars · 53 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

rust-script is a command-line tool that runs Rust files and expressions as scripts without any setup or explicit compilation step. It generates and caches a Cargo build behind the scenes and supports declaring crate dependencies embedded within the script itself.

Use cases

• run a rust file like a python script
• write quick one-off rust scripts with dependencies
• use rust as a scripting language with shebang
• filter command pipelines with rust expressions
• run unit tests and benchmarks from a single rust file
• prototype rust code without creating a cargo project

When to choose

• you want to execute small Rust programs or snippets without scaffolding a Cargo project
• you need scripts in a compiled language with inline dependency declarations
• you want fast repeated runs via cached compiled artifacts

When to avoid

• you need fast startup for frequently changing scripts since each change triggers recompilation
• you are building a full application or library where a normal Cargo project is more appropriate
• you cannot install Rust 1.74 or newer

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli build-tool developer-tools developer-tools programming-languages windows cli cross-platform rust scripting cargo shebang compiled-scripts command-line linux macos

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